λυκόφθαλμος

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τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon

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Full diacritics: λῠκόφθαλμος Medium diacritics: λυκόφθαλμος Low diacritics: λυκόφθαλμος Capitals: ΛΥΚΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΣ
Transliteration A: lykóphthalmos Transliteration B: lykophthalmos Transliteration C: lykofthalmos Beta Code: luko/fqalmos

English (LSJ)

ἡ, wolf-eye, a precious stone, Plin.HN37.187.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
« œil de loup », sorte de pierre précieuse.
Étymologie: λύκος, ὀφθαλμός.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

λῠκόφθαλμος: ὁ, λύκου ὀφθαλμός, πολύτιμός τις λίθος, Πλίν. 37. 72.

Greek Monolingual

λυκόφθαλμος, ἡ (Α)
είδος πολύτιμου λίθου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λύκος + ὀφθαλμός (πρβλ. γλαυκόφθαλμος, μεγαλόφθαλμος)].

German (Pape)

wolfsäugig, auch ἡ λ., ein Edelstein, Plin. H.N. 37.11.72.